Clothes retailer Next says it will reopen its online store TODAY after ‘reworking’ its warehouse following worries from staff that they were at risk of catching coronavirus
- Retail giant closed its online operations in late March in wake of coronavirus
- It is now accepting a ‘limited number of orders each day’ from online store
- Bosses spent two weeks ‘reworking’ their warehouses to ensure staff safety
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Clothes retailer Next has announced it will reopen its online store today after bosses managed to ‘rework’ its warehouse following coronavirus worries from staff.
The retail giant closed its online operations in late March in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
But a statement posted on the Next website says warehouse managers have ‘successfully tested opening and taking a limited number of orders each day’ and invites customers to shop online again from today.
The retail giant closed its online operations in late March in the wake of the coronavirus crisis
Bosses say they have spent two weeks ‘reworking’ warehouse operations and have taken ‘lots of practical measures’ to ensure that staff who want to work ‘feel safe, work safe and are safe’.
‘In order to operate our warehouse safely, we are limiting the number of warehouse colleagues working at any time, and so we will limit the number of customer orders we can take each day,’ says the statement.
‘We have put extra safety measures in our warehouse to ensure our colleagues can work safely for you.’
Clothes retailer Next has announced it will reopen its online store today after bosses managed to ‘rework’ its warehouse following coronavirus worries from staff
Next has posted a video on the website explaining safety measures put in place for warehouse staff.
Safety measures include: two-metre floor markings to help staff maintain social distancing, a one-way movement system and sanitising stations.
Staff will also wear tabards marked on the back with the message, ‘stay 2 metres apart’ and will be given ‘keep clean kits’.